Ireland cannot be completely independent in the eyes of outsiders.

Burdette 2022-04-21 09:02:43

The island of Ireland is now divided into the Republic of Ireland and the British-administered Northern Ireland.
Ireland in the "wind blowing rice waves" period has just gained self-government. Ireland is a constitutional monarchy, and the monarch is the king of the United Kingdom.
In 1949, Ireland abolished the monarchy and broke away from the actual and nominal rule of the British king. The Irish Constitution prior to 1999 clearly stated that Northern Ireland was an integral part of the Republic of Ireland...
The relevant provisions were repealed in 1999.
Did Damian pray for complete Irish independence? Decades of reality, is the sorrow of a small country, is the sorrow of Damian?
Even asked, completely independent, so what? The system is not good, and the people are not the same as being oppressed by new forces?

View more about The Wind that Shakes the Barley reviews

Extended Reading
  • Madalyn 2021-12-26 08:01:08

    Too much politicization makes me never like it. Even the seemingly so many grievances in the story are political symbols for interpretation. I really like the two execution scenes of mutual care, which happen to be one of the few in the whole film and the two most emotional scenes.

  • Wade 2021-12-26 08:01:08

    #资料馆留影#Samsung half, a movie that makes people uncomfortable, even a bit heavy. Of course, it cannot be denied that the director had ideas. Talking about Ireland’s independence movement against the British Empire in the 20th century, he wanted to express views such as "revolutionaries finally became oppressors" and "overthrow one after another". This is the terrible thing. Now that you can guess what story you want to tell, you have to tell it again. Is it necessary? In the end, the sensationalism will not be forgotten, and there must be love and widows in the war. . . Some British movies are like political history textbooks at a glance. They are always the hatred of the country and the family. From the beginning to the end, they are full of murder, conspiracy, betrayal, and war scenes. Oh, I can't bear some aesthetic fatigue.

The Wind that Shakes the Barley quotes

  • Damien: It's easy to know what you are against, but quite another to know what you are for.

  • Finbar: [the IRA have just gunned down several Black and Tans] Mercenaries! That were paid to come over here to make us crawl, and to wipe us out. We've just sent a message to the British cabinet that will echo and reverbarate around the world! If they bring their savagery over here, we will meet it with a savagery of our own!